Leadership
TITLE: 10 Ways to Make Your Students’ Day
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: Article
DATE: August 17, 2023
Curated from YAMAHA – by Jarrett Lipman – KIDS ARE EXCITED TO SEE TEACHERS WHO ARE EXCITED TO SEE THEM, SO BRING YOUR A-GAME EVERY DAY. Students look forward to learning from teachers who are excited to teach them. When your students come to your class, your body language and interaction set the tone for the rehearsal. Are you starting…
MORE
TITLE: What I Wish I Had Known Before Becoming a Music Teacher
SOURCE: Nottelmann Music
FORMAT: Video
DATE: July 27, 2023
About this Webinar – How cool is this? TWENTY successful, veteran music teachers share what they had wish they had known BEFORE becoming a music teacher! Here’s wisdom you simply cannot buy. If you’re a music teacher, especially if you’re a young teacher or plan to teach music in the future, every word in this webinar is GOLD! Watch it,…
MORE
TITLE: Designing a Competitive Marching Band Show with Richard Saucedo
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT:
DATE: July 11, 2023
Curated from JW Pepper – Richard Saucedo interview with Scott McCormick – Intro: 0:00 What goes into designing a competitive marching band show in 2023? – 00:30 If you do go competitive, what are your goals? – 1:56 What does a design team look like? – 4:56 When does the process of creating the show begin? – 6:57 What should you consider when…
MORE
TITLE: Launching a High School Music Business Program
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: Article
DATE: June 14, 2023
We’re passing along this great opportunity from Yamaha, a how-to on starting your a music business program in your high school. Whether you’re looking to increase recruitment, retain (or re-engage) the students you have, or help your students connect with the modern music industry, introducing a music business program at the high school level sets your program up to succeed….
MORE
TITLE: It’s A Hard Life – Boonshaft’s Blog #220
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: Article Podcast
DATE: April 19, 2023
Curated from KHS Academic Alliance – by Peter Boonshaft – Many years ago, the legendary W. Francis McBeth wrote an article entitled, “It’s A Hard Life” that sticks (pun intended, as you’ll see!) with me every time I rehearse an ensemble. The essence of this article was his opinion that all too often percussionists are told by their conductors to…
MORE
TITLE: 5 WAYS TO CONQUER PROCRASTINATION – WAIT! DON’T PUT OFF READING THIS ARTICLE!
SOURCE: Curated
FORMAT: Article
DATE: April 4, 2023
Curated from YAMAHA – by Katheryn Drury Wagner – Writers are famously good at procrastinating. Just how good? While working on this article, I found myself shopping for a dog bandanna … and I don’t have a dog. Many creative and artistic personality types, including music educators, struggle with procrastination, which affects up to 20% of adults. Interestingly, some parts…
MORE